Disbursements, PPG and PNG private creditors (current US$) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Disbursements, PPG and PNG private creditors (current US$) was 0 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Disbursements, PPG and PNG private creditors in Mauritania, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0 current US$ for disbursements, ppg and png private creditors in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disbursements, ppg and png private creditors in Mauritania peaked at 65.61 million current US$ in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 25th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Disbursements, PPG and PNG private creditors (current US$) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 5.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 217,000 current US$ | -95.7% |
| 1973 | 17.41 million current US$ | +7924.9% |
| 1974 | 5.34 million current US$ | -69.3% |
| 1975 | 17.38 million current US$ | +225.2% |
| 1976 | 65.61 million current US$ | +277.4% |
| 1977 | 36.34 million current US$ | -44.6% |
| 1978 | 29.60 million current US$ | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 13.90 million current US$ | -53.0% |
| 1980 | 13.49 million current US$ | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 4.54 million current US$ | -66.4% |
| 1982 | 14.60 million current US$ | +221.6% |
| 1983 | 25.58 million current US$ | +75.3% |
| 1984 | 24.25 million current US$ | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 6.07 million current US$ | -75.0% |
| 1986 | 9.89 million current US$ | +62.8% |
| 1987 | 792,000 current US$ | -92.0% |
| 1988 | 1.62 million current US$ | +104.9% |
| 1989 | 1.71 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 71,000 current US$ | -95.8% |
| 1991 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 24.58 million current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 2.03 million current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 3.84 million current US$ | +88.8% |
| 2003 | 3.68 million current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.10 million current US$ | -42.9% |
| 2005 | 15.47 million current US$ | +636.3% |
| 2006 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 21,000 current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2011 | 0 current US$ | — |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.72 million current US$. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Disbursements, PPG and PNG private creditors (current US$) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +7924.9% | 217,000 current US$ | 17.41 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.08 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 65.61 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.25 million current US$ | 792,000 current US$ | 25.58 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.46 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 24.58 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 15.47 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 22 Seychelles 1.23 million current US$ compare
- 23 Madagascar 21,000 current US$ compare
- 24 Mali 10,000 current US$ compare
- 25 Benin 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Botswana 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Burundi 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Central African Republic 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Chad 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Comoros 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Djibouti 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Eritrea 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Gambia 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Guinea 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Lesotho 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Liberia 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Niger 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Rwanda 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Sao Tome and Principe 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Somalia 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Sudan 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Eswatini 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Togo 0 current US$ compare
- 25 Uganda 0 current US$ compare
More external debt data for Mauritania
- Net financial flows, IBRD -1.85 million NFL, current US$ (2000)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.4836 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -61.19 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 7.76 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0037 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 34.96 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 684.87 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.66 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 3.66 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is disbursements, ppg and png private creditors in Mauritania?
- Disbursements, ppg and png private creditors in Mauritania was 0 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest disbursements, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 65.61 million current US$ in 1976.
- What is the lowest disbursements, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for disbursements, ppg and png private creditors?
- Mauritania ranks 25th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is disbursements, ppg and png private creditors rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Disbursements, PPG and PNG private creditors (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Disbursements are drawings on loan commitments during the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Disbursements are drawings on loan commitments during the year specified.